Dark underarms can be embarrassing and frustrating especially to ladies when wearing sleeveless tops. Some of the main causes of dark underarms are regular shaving, excessive sweating, and excessive skin, accumulation of dead skin cells, regular use of shaving creams and using alcohol-based deodorants.
Below are some of the home remedies to get rid of dark armpits;
Lemon
Get a slice of a lemon and rub it on your armpits for ten minutes before rinsing it. Lemons are also good antiseptic agents, thus they get rid of odor from your underarms.
Cucumber
Cut cucumber into small slices and rub it on to your underarms for two minutes. Let the liquid from the cucumber rest for ten minutes then rinse with warm water.
Aloe Vera
Get a fresh aloe Vera and rub the gel onto your armpits and let it stay for fifteen minutes then rinse it away. Aloesin found in aloe Vera gel is an enzyme that is responsible for skin pigmentation.
Potatoes
Potato is a bleaching agent that can whiten any dark part in your body. All you need is to pill a potato and generally rub it around your armpit. They moisturize the skin and have no irritation to your skin.
Vinegar
Rub some vinegar onto your armpits and leave it for ten minutes. Rinse it and do it continuously for one week for the beat.
Castor oil
Rub your underarms with castor oil for five minutes then shower as normal. Castor oil absorbs all the impurities present on your skin and even cleans out your pores
Baking soda
Make a paste of baking soda and water and use it to rub your armpits to remove the dark marks from it
Orange peel
Dry the orange peels and then grind them to obtain a powder. Scoop a spoonful of the powder and scrub it on your dark armpits. The citric acid found on the orange peels are the one that does the bleaching work.